Century Wings CW001649 Grumman F-14A Tomcat, USN VF-84 Jolly Rogers, AJ211, USS Nimitz, 1978
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Century Wings CW001649 1/72 Scale
Grumman F-14A Tomcat, USN VF-84 Jolly Rogers, AJ211, USS Nimitz, 1978
Limited Edition of 1,000
(Please note this model does not come with a stand)
US Navy Fighter Squadron 84 (VF-84) was established on July 1st, 1955. Three US Navy squadrons have used the name and insignia of the Jolly Roger: VF-61 (originally VF-17), VF-84, and VFA-103. While these are distinctly different squadrons that have no lineal linkage, they all share the same Jolly Rogers name, the skull and crossbones insignia and traditions. VF-84 adopted the name in 1960 while operating the FJ-3 Fury.
The squadron transitioned through the F-8 Crusader and F-4 Phantom II before upgrading to the F-14A Tomcat in 1976. VF-84 deployed several times aboard the USS Nimitz and USS Theodore Roosevelt before being disestablished on October 1st, 1995, and handing over the Jolly Rogers title to VF-103.